Curling - Team Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest

Curling

Name	Height	Date of Birth
GUSHUE BGUSHUE Brad		16 Jun 1980
NICHOLS MNICHOLS Mark		1 Jan 1980
GALLANT BGALLANT Brett		18 Feb 1990
WALKER GWALKER Geoff		28 Nov 1985
KENNEDY MKENNEDY Marc		5 Feb 1982

Team Officials

Function	Name
2nd Team Coach	THOMAS JTHOMAS Jeff
Coach	OWCHAR JOWCHAR Jules
National Coach	STOUGHTON JSTOUGHTON Jeff

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Curling	Men	3

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Men's Round Robin Session 1 DEN Denmark 5 CAN Canada 10	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Men's Round Robin Session 2 NOR Norway 5 CAN Canada 6	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D	Men's Round Robin Session 4 CAN Canada 3 SUI Switzerland 5	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Men's Round Robin Session 5 CAN Canada 4 SWE Sweden 7	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C	Men's Round Robin Session 6 USA United States of America 5 CAN Canada 10	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Men's Round Robin Session 8 CAN Canada 7 ITA Italy 3	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Men's Round Robin Session 9 CAN Canada 10 CHN People's Republic of China 8	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D	Men's Round Robin Session 10 ROC ROC 7 CAN Canada 6	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C	Men's Round Robin Session 12 CAN Canada 2 GBR Great Britain 5	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Men's Semi-final SWE Sweden 5 CAN Canada 3	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Men's Bronze Medal Game CAN Canada 8 USA United States of America 5	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Year	Location
1	2014	Sochi, RUS
1	2010	Vancouver, CAN
1	2006	Torino, ITA
1	1932	Lake Placid, USA
2	2002	Salt Lake City, USA
2	1998	Nagano, JPN
3	1988	Calgary, CAN
4	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
4	1992	Albertville, FRA

World Championships
Rank	Year	Location
1	2017	Edmonton, AB, CAN
1	2016	Basel, SUI
1	2012	Basel, SUI
1	2011	Regina, SK, CAN
1	2010	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA
1	2008	Grand Forks, ND, USA
1	2007	Edmonton, AB, CAN
1	2005	Victoria, BC, CAN
1	2003	Winnipeg, MB, CAN
1	2002	Bismarck, ND, USA
1	2000	Glasgow, SCO
1	1998	Kamloops, BC, CAN
1	1996	Hamilton, ON, CAN
1	1995	Brandon, MB, CAN
1	1994	Oberstdorf, GER
1	1993	Geneva, SUI
1	1990	Vasteras, SWE
1	1989	Milwaukee, WI, USA
1	1987	Vancouver, BC, CAN
1	1986	Toronto, ON, CAN
1	1985	Glasgow, SCO
1	1983	Regina, SK, CAN
1	1982	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER
1	1980	Moncton, NB, CAN
1	1972	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER
1	1971	Megeve, FRA
1	1970	Utica, NY, USA
1	1969	Perth, SCO
1	1968	Pointe Claire, QC, CAN
1	1966	Vancouver, BC, CAN
1	1964	Calgary, AB, CAN
1	1963	Perth, SCO
1	1962	SCO
1	1961	SCO
1	1960	SCO
1	1959	SCO
2	2019	Lethbridge, AB, CAN
2	2018	Las Vegas, NV, USA
2	2009	Moncton, NB, CAN
2	2006	Lowell, MA, USA
2	1999	Saint John, NB, CAN
2	1991	Winnipeg, MB, CAN
2	1988	Lausanne, SUI
2	1977	Karlstad, SWE
2	1973	Regina, SK, CAN
2	1965	Perth, SCO
3	2015	Halifax, NS, CAN
3	2004	Gavle, SWE
3	1992	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER
3	1981	London, ON, CAN
3	1979	Bern, SUI
3	1978	Winnipeg, MB, CAN
3	1975	Perth, SCO
4	2014	Beijing, CHN
4	2001	Lausanne, SUI
4	1997	Bern, SUI
4	1984	Duluth, MN, USA
4	1974	Bern, SUI
4	1967	Perth, SCO
5	2021	Calgary, AB, CAN
9	1976	Duluth, MN, USA

World Junior Championships
Rank	Year	Location
1	2020	Krasnoyarsk, RUS
1	2019	Liverpool, NS, CAN
1	2018	Aberdeen, SCO
1	2015	Tallinn, EST
1	2012	Oestersund, SWE
1	2007	Eveleth, MN, USA
1	2006	Jeonju, KOR
1	2005	Pinerolo, ITA
1	2003	Flims, SUI
1	2002	Kelowna, BC, CAN
1	2001	Ogden, UT, USA
1	2000	Geising, GER
1	1999	Oestersund, SWE
1	1998	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
1	1994	Sofia, BUL
1	1988	Fussen, FRG
1	1985	Perth, SCO
1	1983	Medicine Hat, AB, CAN
1	1978	Grindelwald, SUI
1	1977	Quebec City, QC, CAN
1	1976	Aviemore, SCO
2	2009	Vancouver, BC, CAN
2	1993	Grindelwald, SUI
2	1991	Glasgow, SCO
2	1989	Markham, ON, CAN
2	1987	Victoria, BC, CAN
2	1986	Darmouth, NS, CAN
2	1982	Fredericton, NB, CAN
2	1981	Megeve, FRA
2	1980	Kitchener, ON, CAN
2	1975	East York, ON, CAN
3	2016	Copenhagen, DEN
3	2013	Sochi, RUS
3	2010	Flims, SUI
3	2008	Oestersund, SWE
3	1997	Karuizawa, JPN
3	1995	Perth, SCO
3	1992	Oberstdorf, GER
3	1979	Moose Jaw, SK, CAN
4	2014	Flims, SUI
4	2011	Perth, SCO
4	1996	Red Deer, AB, CAN
4	1990	Portage la Prairie, MB, CAN
4	1984	Cornwall, ON, CAN
5	2017	Gangneung, KOR
5	2004	Trois Rivieres, QC, CAN

Nickname:

Team Gushue

General Interest

Canada men lead all NOCs with five medals won in six attempts, their only blank coming with Kevin Koe’s fourth-place finish at PyeongChang 2018. Silver medals were won at Nagano 1998 and Salt Lake City 2002, before three straight gold at Torino 2006 (Brad Gushue), Vancouver 2010 (Kevin Martin) and Sochi 2014 (Brad Jacobs). Gushue and third Mark Nichols return to Beijing 16 years after their Torino triumph.

Since Mike Harris’ silver at Karuizawa in 1998, every Canadian men’s skip’s first name has been either Kevin or Brad.

At 53 World Championships, the largest curling nation has won an unprecedented 46 medals, 29 of them gold. The most recent came in 2017 with Gushue’s perfect 13-0 record.

Gushue’s current team has been intact since 2015, qualifying for seven consecutive Canadian (Brier) Championships with victories in 2017 and 2018. They’ve also won eight Grand Slam titles over that period. Their victory at the 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials saw Gushue and Jacobs both lead the round-robin at 7-1, with Gushue edging Jacobs 4-3 in the final after Jacobs thumped Koe 8-3 in the semi-final.

This season, Team Gushue is 24-2 with a scoring average of 8.33 points per game against an average of 4.66 points surrendered. They’ve won two World Curling Tour events in addition to the Olympic Trials and placed third at their sole Grand Slam event appearance.

Gushue is 61-24 lifetime against the field in Beijing, a stunning 71.8 winning percentage, and 16-9 this Olympic cycle. His 10-5 career mark versus Great Britain is just 5-4 since 2018-19, and he’s 8-3/0-2 against the United States. His 21-7/4-1 records against Sweden remain strong, as they do versus Switzerland (13-7/5-1).

Brendan Bottcher’s 9-4 finish at the 2021 World Championship qualified Canada in fifth place for Beijing.

World Ranking: 3rd (69.726 pts)

Legend

:: Bronze Medal Event

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